When water is high, you can paddle your kayak through the stream from Rollins to Floodwood. When low, or when you have a carbon/kevlar canoe, you will have to "walk" the boat through the stream. Shallow and sandy bottom with rocks! For this route take the boats by car to Rollins - paddle to camp - and then ride bikes back to pickup car.

When the waters are low in the fall, you may have to walk your canoe several places just before Floodwood.

You can also do the complete loop with very short carry from Rollins to Whey and the longer (~1/3 - ~1/2 mi) from Whey Pond to Copperas.

All are fantastic, scenic paddles which can be adjusted to suit your time & effort.

Fish Creek Ponds to Upper Saranac and Buck Island

Highlights:

7.5 mile round trip

A bit more adventuresome because of the lake crossing. Watch out for powerboats.

Can be rough (dangerous!) on windy days cross Upper Saranac

There are backcountry campsites on Buck Island. You can picnic if not occupied

Some great Adirondack camps to see along the shores of Upper Saranac (including one of North America's top resorts, 'The Point')

Enjoy ice cream at The Trading Post on the way back (see the ice cream truck on the map)

Map of Route:

Tour of Fish Creek Ponds

Highlights:

An easy tour around the shoreline of the campground

Can be made shorter or longer as desired

This version is about 3 miles

Nice at sunset or even better in the early morning fog

Can be more effort when it's windy

Watch for boat traffic during the day

Map of Route:

Special thanks goes out to FCP campers Al and Leslie for provide route maps and details!

Here are some photos provide by FCP campers nyanderson and mbart5fan (thanks Mike and Mike!)